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Remember the scene in Pixar’s 2009 film Up where we see the sweet little house dwarfed by towering skyscrapers? That shot has always reminded me of a book I’ve loved sharing with my children: Virginia Lee Burton’s The Little House. In Up, the house is pulled up by an enormous colorful bouquet of balloons; in […]

Dear Story Warren readers, You are in for a treat today! I’ve gotten to know Jennifer a bit through The Rabbit Room, and I think of her as our own Miss Rumphius come to life. Whether it’s hosting an arts day for women in her home, creating beautiful spreads in her bullet journal, teaching little […]

Evening comes on quickly in Oxford in November. The dark creeps in around 4 in the afternoon. When David and I closed out our afternoons there, we sought out a little respite in a place pointed out to us by our friend Sarah: Turl Street Kitchen. Turl Street is one of the cross streets that […]

Recently, we’ve been reunited with our old friend Pooh. We had these CDs from the time my oldest boys were little, but they were so loved that they were scratched out of use a few years back. Now we have the audio again (this time from Audible). It’s been so much fun to see our […]

Today we’re happy to bring you a brief interview with Danielle Hitchen, author of Bible Basics. Danielle desires for our youngest “readers” to be treated to a high-quality, beautiful, first book of Bible basics. Not to worry — the book is sturdy enough to withstand lots of love from babies and toddlers. Find out […]

Do you have crazy local commercials where you live? You know the ones — the type that come on Saturday morning and clumsily implore you to BUY BUY BUY whatever it is they’re selling over the airwaves. We have a car dealership here in North Carolina that uses a dog in all their commercials. The […]

I live in the Southern United States, where we see a few inches of snow each winter if we’re lucky. Having grown up in Massachusetts, I do miss the blanket of white so bright it hurts your eyes. Adults love to complain about the inconvenience caused by a big snowfall, but those first few snowflakes […]

I can hardly believe it, but this year marks ten years since I’ve been trying to write regularly in some way, shape or form. The post below is from my first year of blogging, 2006. My life is so different now. I couldn’t possibly get through all our household laundry in a day now. People […]

A few months ago my husband David and I sat with our friend Thomas after Sunday lunch at our house. Thomas is our worship leader and takes his role very seriously. He spoke about Paul’s exhortation in Ephesians to speak to one another in “psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.” At our church, which is a […]

A few weeks ago I had the chance to see a screening of the biographical documentary Many Beautiful Things, about the life of Lilias Trotter. Lilias (from England, 1853-1928) was a talented artist early in her life, showing promise from a young age. She was mentored by John Ruskin, who at the time was one […]